LIVE: Gulls Trail Roadrunners 4-1
Apr 10, 2021The San Diego Gulls fell to the Tucson Roadrunners 4-1 tonight at Tucson Convention Center Arena.
Benoit-Olivier Groulx ended the shutout bid, collecting his seventh goal of the season with 2:37 left in regulation.
Jan Jenik picked up his second goal of the season to push Tucson's advantage to four at 9:10 of the final frame.
Michael Carcone continued his incredible offensive performance against San Diego, scoring his second goal of the game on the power play 42 seconds into the middle frame.
The forward has six goals in this back-to-back series.
Former Gull Kevin Roy continued to torment his former team, picking up another multi-point performance. He's collected 2-9=11 in six game against San Diego.
After scoring a season-high five goals in the first period last night, the Gulls found themselves without a goal - and trailing by two - after the opening period.
Cameron Hebig opened the scoring with his second goal of the season at 7:58 of the opening period. Olle Eriksson Ek made the initial save on a rising shot, but the rookie netminder couldn't corral the rebound. Hebig picked up the puck and cut across the crease, sliding his shot past the outstretched leg of the San Diego netminder for the game's first goal.
Carcone extended the Roadrunners lead with 2:01 left in the period, scoring on the power play for his fifth goal in the last two games.
Chris Nell, making his second start of the season for Tucson, stopped all eight shots he saw in the first period.
Eriksson Ek allowed two goals on 15 shots.
Tonight is the second and final game of a back-to-back set between the two Pacific Division rivals. San Diego tied a club record for the most goals scored in a road contest with an 8-6 win over Tucson last night. The game featured 14 combined goals, the most in a game in Gulls history. San Diego entered play today leading the American Hockey League with 96 goals, and the team is averaging six goals-per-game in its last five contests.
The Gulls and Roadrunners face off in the sixth game of an eight-game season series. After dropping the first two contests, San Diego rallied to win four straight over Tucson. The Gulls also carry a four-game road win streak into tonight's game.